(1) Kachin groups invite Suu Kyi to visit camps for displaced : Source : DVB
27-Sep-12
In
an open letter to Aung San Suu Kyi, 23 Kachin organisations have asked the
democracy icon to travel to Maijayang to visit camps that house people
displaced by the ongoing fighting in Kachin state.
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(2) Farmers, gold miners square off over land dispute : Source : DVB
27-Sep-12
A
stand-off between local farmers in Mandalay division’s Thabeikkyin township and
a private mining company is intensifying after rumours circulate that gold
deposits reside in the area.
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(3) US eases import ban during Thein Sein’s NYC trip : Source : DVB
27-Sep-12
The
US is to ease a ban on imports from Burma, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
told President Thein Sein, lifting the last major trade sanction on the
country.
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(4) Another Term for Thein Sein? : Source : RFA
2012-09-27
Burma’s
president leaves the possibility open for another stint in office.
Burma’s President Thein Sein said he may consider
serving another term in office if the country and people wants him to do so.
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(5) Thein Sein: Burma ‘Now Part of Family of Nations’ : Source : VOA
27-Sep-12
UNITED NATIONS — Burma's
president said his country is on an irreversible path toward democracy and is
ushering in a new era as a member of the family of nations.
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(6)
US formally announces lifting of Burmese import ban : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 27 September 2012 12:09
Mizzima News
The US
announced on Tuesday it would lift its ban on Burmese imports as a reward for
the former military dictatorship’s embrace of political and economic reforms.
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(7) Mae Tao Clinic urges Govt to get official before
next meet : Source : Karen
27-Sep-12
The Mae
Tao Clinic on the Thai Burma border treats as many as 150,000 migrants and
refugees each year, has now called for the Burma government to make the
restructuring of its worn-out health system a funding priority.
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(8) Monks Mark Uprising with Ceremonies, Protests : Source : Irrawaddy
27-Sep-12
Buddhist
monks in Burma and in exile vowed on Wednesday to continue pushing the Burmese
authorities to apologize for a crackdown on massive protests five years ago and
to release all monks still behind bars.
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(9)
Kachin to hold US rally at UN headquarters : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 27 September 2012 12:30
Mizzima News
Kachin in the US will hold a rally
in New York City to urge President Thein Sein to address the humanitarian
crisis faced by the Kachin ethnic group and to seek UN intervention and
assistance.
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(10)
Burmese ethnic delegation leaders travel to US : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 27 September 2012 12:51
Mizzima News
A joint delegation of the ethnic
United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and the National Council of the
Union of Burma (NCUB) has arrived in the US to talk about Burma's ethnic peace
processes with US and UN officials.
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(11) ‘I Didn’t Threaten Anyone’ Says USDP Gen-Sec : Source : Irrawaddy
27-Sep-12
Htay
Oo, the general-secretary of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party
(USDP), has denied accusations that he threatened members of the regional
assembly in Irrawaddy Division.
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(12)
Kachin to hold US rally at UN headquarters : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 27 September 2012 12:30
Mizzima News
Kachin in the US will hold a rally in New York City to urge President
Thein Sein to address the humanitarian crisis faced by the Kachin ethnic group
and to seek UN intervention and assistance.
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(13)
Kachin groups urge Suu Kyi to ‘speak out’ : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 27 September 2012 13:06
Mizzima News
Reflecting disappointment in Aung
San Suu Kyi’s statements on fighting in Kachin State, a group of 23 Kachin
organizations have issued a public letter calling for her “to speak out about
the abuses being committed against our people.”
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(14)
Rohingya group calls for world leaders’ help : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 27 September 2012 13:16
Mizzima News
The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK
(Brouk) has appealed to world leaders at the 67th UN General
Assembly meeting in New York to put pressure on President Thein Sein following
his proposal to remove all Rohingya people from Burma and place them in refugee
camps or third countries.
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(15) KNU Peace Puts Thai Border Trade on Alert : Source : Irrawaddy
27-Sep-12
MAE
SARIANG, northern Thailand—Driving from the tiny town of Mae Sariang in Mae
Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, to a small Thai-Burmese frontier trading
point called Mae Sam Leap, construction workers pepper the route.
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(16) Kachin Displaced Return after Religious Intervention : Source : Irrawaddy
27-Sep-12
Around
500 displaced civilians from Hpakant Township, Kachin State, are preparing to
return home after senior Buddhist and Christian religious leaders appealed to
government and Kachin rebel troops for an end to fighting by their villages.
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(17) Reprieve for Shan Refugees amid Return Fears : Source : Irrawaddy
27-Sep-12
Ethnic
Shan refugees living by the mountainous Burmese border in northern Thailand
have expressed relief that a controversial Norwegian-backed repatriation
proposal has been shelved.
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(18) Clinton Offers Aid, But Insists Burma Cuts Military Ties with Pyongyang : Source : Irrawaddy
27-Sep-12
WASHINGTON—During
an hour-long meeting with Burmese President Thein Sein, the US secretary of
state, Hillary Clinton, offered humanitarian aid, American assistance in
resolving Burma’s ethnic issues and with landmines, but insisted that Burma
should cut off any kind of military relationship with North Korea.
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(19)
An appeal for peace in Rakhine State : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 27 September 2012 13:52
Tun Khin
(Commentary) – One thing that kept the
military regimes in place in Burma for more than 60 years is the ability of the
Burmese military to divide and rule. They have used divide and rule tactics
between Burmans and ethnics, between Burmans and Burmans and between ethnics
and ethnics. They have also used divide
(20)
South Korean, Burmese officials discuss Shwe gas project : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 27 September 2012 15:02
Mizzima News
Burma and South Korean officials
discussed the Shwe Natural Gas Project and other issues this week at the 6th
Energy and Natural Resources Joint Implementation Committee meeting in
Naypyitaw on Tuesday, official media said on Wednesday.
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(21) South Korean, Burmese officials
discuss Shwe gas project : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 27 September 2012 15:02
Mizzima News
Burma and South Korean officials
discussed the Shwe Natural Gas Project and other issues this week at the 6th
Energy and Natural Resources Joint Implementation Committee meeting in
Naypyitaw on Tuesday, official media said on Wednesday.
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(22) Kachin exiles condemn Suu Kyi's silence on conflict : Source : Kachin
27-Sep-12
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's recent claim that she was refraining from commenting on the army's ongoing conflict with the Kachin Independence Organization because she does not want to inflame the situation, brought a swift rebuke from an international coalition of Kachin exiles, who heavily
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(23) State MP demands cut from oil-gas pipeline returns : Source : Panglong
Thursday,
27 September 2012 11:44 S.H.A.N.
Nang
Kham Aye, regarded as one of the boldest woman MPs, has called for a 5% cut
from the proceeds of the ongoing Sino-Burmese oil-gas pipeline project under
construction for Shan State.
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